Can't boot after critical update 311493
From: Deb (debhosack@earthlink.net)
Date: 04/18/03
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From: "Deb" <debhosack@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:59:09 -0700
Yes, sorry I took so long to respond. Couldn't get back
until now. Now that I have read the other messages
concerning this I believe that my computer was taking so
long to boot that I thought it had a serious problem
since the last update I installed caused me to have to re-
download my windows media player for XP - really ticked
me off for putting me into that situation - so, I turned
off the computer believing it was "locked up". I guess
it was taking that long to boot and I shouldn't have
turned it off. After reading further about all the
problems I was so happy that I did a system restore.
Things are working great again. I don't know if I'll
ever turn my windows update program back on or not. My
time is worth a whole lot more than to sit here for hours
and days trying to figure out what to do to make my
computer work. It seems I'm worried more about the
security updates messing me up than hackers. Thank you
for responding to my note - I couldn't get help anywhere
else. Deb H
>-----Original Message-----
>Do you mean security update 811493? If so, here's what
I
>just posted. I just installed it, too. BTW, it can be
>uninstalled. I haven't done that, yet. I just ran
>across your post after I made mine.
>
>Begin post
>******************************************************
>
>Hi,
>
>I've got a month old Dell WinXPHome, SP1 machine. It
>runs at 2.4ghz, with 512mb ram. The 60gb hard drive
only
>has 6gb of data. It used to load programs very fast.
>This morning, I installed Security Update:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
>US;Q811493
>
>Now, programs load very, very slow. For instance, when
I
>launch IE, the hour glass stays on for about 3 seconds,
>then disappears for 3 seconds, then reappears for
another
>3 seconds, and finally, IE loads up. This also happens
>with other apps.
>
>Once it took so long to load an app that I hit ctrl-alt-
>del to get task manager to see what was going on.
>Everything looked normal, but when I did an end task on
>each of the few programs that were running, I got a
>message that Windows Task Scheduler could not end, and
>did I want to end task. I wasn't aware that it was
>running, so I ended it, too. All other programs ended
>orderly, with no warnings.
>
>CPU usage is 2%. No viruses, or spyware.
>
>Could the update, above, have caused this?
>
>Thanks,
>Bruce
>*************************************
>End post
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I installed the critical update 311493 this afternoon
>and
>>when asked to restart it failed and I could not boot
>>except to safe mode or to choose the "go to last known
>>configuration" choice. I went to the last known
>>configuration just so I could boot and back up my
data.
>>This is the SECOND critical update failure that caused
>>system failure or crashes of other "Microsoft" programs
>>so I have disabled the "Windows Update" feature. I
>>cannot continue to try to figure out what to do with my
>>limited knowledge of these things. I wish to report
>this
>>to Microsoft but can't find where. I, too, have loved
>>and supported Microsoft products for years but this
year
>>has been soooo bad with the update files for my newly
>>installed Windows XP Home Edition it has really shaken
>my
>>confidence in the quality of Microsoft products. What
a
>>shame. Can anyone help with this?
>>Deb H
>>.
>>
>.
>
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